Lawsuit over sending Nebraska voter data to feds paused for shutdown
Source: Nebraska Examiner
By: Zach Wendling - October 20, 2025 1:26 pm
LINCOLN — Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen is asking a district court judge to pause a lawsuit over whether he will hand the state’s voter data to the federal government in light of the ongoing federal shutdown.
Nebraska Solicitor General Cody Barnett and the state Attorney General’s Office, on behalf of Evnen in a Friday motion, asked that the case be delayed so Evnen could continue discussions with the U.S. Department of Justice over how voter privacy would be protected. Negotiations had to pause because of the ongoing federal shutdown since Sept. 30 — now on day 20.
The motion states that without federal funding, Justice Department attorneys can’t work, even on a voluntary basis. It asks to pause the case until Evnen can reopen discussions, but to resume it no more than 60 days after the shutdown ends.
“It is in the interest of judicial economy and conducive to an efficient resolution of this matter that this agreement be completed and available for production before the next stages of litigation,” the motion states.
Voters make their choices at Havelock United Methodist Church during the 2024 Election on Nov. 5, 2024, in Lincoln, Neb. (Mac Johnson/Nebraska News Service)
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